Lateral wellbore completion apparatus and method
US10036234B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/12
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A lateral wellbore completion apparatus may include a flow-through deflector having a deflector face and a junction string that includes a junction block cooperative to mate with the deflector face, a downhole device, and an inductive coupler electrically connected to the downhole device. A method may include anchoring the deflector in a main bore, making-up at the drilling surface a junction string that includes a junction block, a completion string section having a downhole device, and a secondary inductive coupler electrically connected to the downhole device, running the junction string into the main bore, deflecting the completion string section into the lateral bore, and landing the junction block on the deflector face thereby communicatively coupling the secondary and primary inductive couplers.
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